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    FS>> mention slavery in the constitution since they assumed it would vanish   
    FS>> of its own accord.  And it probably would have.  After all, Political   
      
    DD> Slavery is extremely inefficient, both politically and   
    DD> economically.   
      
    No, it really isn't. If it was it would not exist today.   
      
    FS>> Correctness did not arise because of the Emancipation Proclamation --   
    FS>> it was a natural outgrowth of the mess Lyndon Johnson made of his   
    FS>> presidency.   
      
    DD> Agree that Lyndon Bird Johnson made a mess of his   
    DD> presidency. Disagree that political correctness is a   
    DD> natural outgrowth of that mess. More like, political   
    DD> correctness is an outgrowth of Dr. Spock (the real one, not   
    DD> the character Leonard Nimoy portrayed - Nanoo, nanoo).   
      
    Political correctness is a term used by right wingers to avoid   
    discussion of legitimate issues.   
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
   ... Politically incorrect:term used by conservatives to divert from real issues   
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